-ID


Meaning of -ID in English

I. noun suffix

Etymology: in sense 1, from Latin -ides, masculine patronymic suffix, from Greek -idēs; in sense 2, from Italian -ide, from Latin -id-, -is, feminine patronymic suffix, from Greek

1. : one belonging to a (specified) dynastic line

Abbas id

2. : meteor associated with or radiating from a (specified) constellation or comet

Perse id

II. noun suffix

Etymology: probably from Latin -id-, -is, feminine patronymic suffix, from Greek

: body : particle

chromat id

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.